Add MS 72884

PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XXXV (ff. 140).

1. ff. 1-54. 'Speculum Hiberniae'; 1686. This treatise, a further reply to the 'Queries' and the 'Narrative of the Sale and Settlement of Ireland', has several alternative title-pages and endorsements, 'Maurice o'Ferk-alls Bill' (ff. 1-2), 'The State of the Settlement & titles to Estates in Ireland' (f. 24v), 'Speculum Hiberniae' (ff. 3, 25), and 'Speculum rerum Hybericarum' (f. 53v). There are three versions of the text: a partly autograph draft, much corrected, accompanied by (f. 3v) a list of those to whom it was to be circulated, and a copy of a letter from Petty to Katherine, Lady Ranelagh, with her comments on the treatise (ff. 4-7; B99); two differing versions in the hand of James Waller, the first with autograph corrections. For a final version in the hand of another amanuensis, see Add. MS 21128, ff. 38-51. B99-102, Vol. 4, items 29, 39, 31.

2. ff. 55-70. 'A smale History of the Rebellion of Ireland wth some Questions thereupon'; [1686?]. Autograph. Vol. 4, item 32.

3. ff. 71-74v. 'Some articles (not of faith) of sense concerning the rebellion of Ireland'; 1685-1686. Autograph and copy by James Waller. Vol. 4, item 14, B28.

4. ff. 75-95v. Papers on the rebellion and articles of peace in Jan. 1649; 1685-1686. Autograph and in the hand of James Waller. Viz: - ff. 75-76v. 'Articles in 1648 between Ld Ormond & 12 Trustees' (B31); - f. 77. 'About the Peace with the Irish in 1648' (C1); - ff. 78-81. 'Short Notes upon the Rebellion of Ireland & peace of 1648' (B10, C30); - ff. 82-83v. 'Civill Law questions about the Peace of 1648' (C27); - ff. 84-85v. 'Notes & quaeries upon the peace of 1648; 10 Dec. 1685 (C28); - ff. 86-95v 'Observations upon the Articles of Peace made with the Irish 17 January 1648/9' (B29, B30).

5. ff. 96-105v. Papers concerning the Duke of Ormonde; 1685-1686. Autograph. Viz.: - ff. 96-97v. 'The Duke of Ormonds benefits and advantages by the Kings restauration & rebellion of Ireland to the yeare 1685' (F56); - ff. 98-99v. 'his Grace of Ormond Anno 1641 1653 1685' (F53); - f. 100. 'The D: of O. carriage as to the English & Irish from 1641 to 1661' (B8); - ff. 101-102v. 'Notes upon the Ld Ormond & other grandees of Ireland & upon the settlement of Lands' (B32); - f. 103. 'Reasons given by D O for putting the armes & offices of Ireland into the hands of Roman Catholiques' (B52); - ff. 104-105v. 'The Survey of Lower & Upper Ormond or of the Lord Of Ormond as he was Anno 1641 & before, as also in the yeare 1661 & since' (F76).

6. ff. 106-126v. Papers concerning titles to land in Ireland; 1685-1686. Autograph and in the hand of James Waller. Viz.: - f. 106. 'Of the Titles to Lands in Ireland' (B47); - ff. 107-108v. 'Whether Purchasers under the Title of Adventurers & soldiers ought to loose their lands (B18); - ff. 109-110v. 'Whether Irish Catholiques might justly loose their lands upon accompt of their Rebellion without being particularly heard' (B51); - ff. 111-120v. 'Whether the Assembly of Lords and others who sate as a Parlement in Ireland from 8 May 1661 ... were a Legal Parlement ...' (B50, Vol. 4, item 19); - ff. 121-124v. '6 Questions. 1. Leaving the Legality of the Parliament ...'. (B48, Vol. 4, item 15); - ff. 125-126v. 'A serious answer to 6 queries' (B49).

7. ff. 127-140v. 'A Sermon preached upon the 23 October being the Anniversary day of Thanksgiving for Gods delivering those of the English Nation & Church in Ireland from the Evills done & intended them by those of the Irish Nation & Romish Church'; [1686?]. Autograph. Vol. 4, item 40.

includes:

• f. 4 Katherine Jones, née Boyle; wife of Arthur, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh: Letters from Sir W. Petty to Lady Ranelagh: 1673-1686: Copies.
• ff. 6-8 Katherine Jones, née Boyle; wife of Arthur, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh: Notes on a tract by Sir W. Petty on the Irish land settlement by Katherine Jones: 1686: Autogr.
• ff. 97-106v James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Notes by Sir. W. Petty rel. to Duke of Ormonde: 1685-1686.